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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220223040020 · 10/19/2022 · VCNA Prairie LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
Occupation
Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BELTS (NOT CONVEYOR)
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
1 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
VOTORANTIM CIMENTOS
Operator
VCNA Prairie LLC
Mine
1102914

Narrative

Employee was splicing belt. EE was placing board underneath belt to help support for cutting. EE flipped the rubber belt over board and felt a shocking pain in finger tip on three lower fingers of right hand. Employee was feeling pins and needles in those fingers, employee then started feeling pain in their right thumb.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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